New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17
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NOTES OF MEMS WAYS AND CHAT In THE


poss over the NesYork Central road for three gener
atoms of the Vanderbilt family control, the favor
under each generation being No on the list OF passes
issued. lie showed passes the other day signed by
Cornelius Vanderbilt, the old Commodore; by Will
lam ii. Wander bIlt by J. c. Rutter. by Chaunoey NJ
Der ew and by G. Vanderbilt. I" These passes, said
he have been to by OF the friendship
expressed In them than their actual value TO my
pocket Last summer tor instance, only USED my
pass to 90 to Troy and Saratoga and vito used IL
to go to Lake George and back. John Is. Carson has
been sending me an annual pass for years. lie sent
crcular the other day asking Tor its return De-
cause of the Interstate Commerce act sent 1t Dack
to him AM told him how much thanked him tor his
repeated courtesies and also told him that although
1t was not by any fault OF his had never seen foot
of his road. apprehend that this Interstate law VIII
hit those people hardest who camorous tor It's
passage. The chickens will come home to roost."
Mr.. Turnbull was an intimate associate and friend OF
the late William II. Vanderbilt They were constant
comp anions Mr. Turnbull has been lately afflicted
with partial defect in the sight OF his lett eye IL
was while talking about this malady that he made the
statement that for years tetore his death Will
lam II. Vanderbilt had been blind In his right eye.
Outside OF two or three persons" said Mr.. Turn
bull he allowed no one to know of this detective
vision doubt If any ever discovered 1t. III came
on gradually and he very particular not TO let
IL be discovered by his ordinary actions know that
none of the people in the New-fork Central oihces
had any idea OF such thing"
Many of the historical paintings OF the early history
of the United States the productions OF French
artists who became interested in American afaii =
through the friendly relations between France and the
United States One OF these pant ngs Is IN the studio
OF Albert Berstsd Ii is a scene by Baron Gudin.
IL depicts incident OF the War OF 1872 and repre-
sents the old doubc-decker ship OF war independence,
which was TIE first OF its c built Tor the United
States dropping anchor and firing n gun Of Gay
Head. Gudin, with the spirit OF adventure Tor
which the Frenchmen OF his time noted, entered
IFufs tarFnA IN
century and served Tor two years on board an Amer-
can snip. II during this time that be developed u
taste Tor marine painting.
A. NJ. Byers, iron manufacturer and president OF
the Iron City National Bank OF Pittsburg. spent part
OF the week at the Filth Avenue Hotel lie started an
iron mill a small scale few years ago. and Ia now
owner of ono OF the leading and most profitable mills
in the Smoky City Mr.. Byers il OF medium height,
on the shady side OF fifty, with thin face and sharp
features While HI is leader In all enterprises Tor
the good OF Allegheny City and Pittsburg, he has
been in politics, his ambiton being only in the
line oil private citizen.
small man with business air who is 10 b. seen
almost any day in the midst OF the pile OF rubbish that
Is being cleared away from tho block at Fiith-ave.
and Thirty thlrd-s is Lorenz Relish, Il ngariau
wine merchant. lie IA said to have made a million
dollars in his business. lie is a domestic man in his
habits. and the father OF n large family lie has a
chicken farm on Long Island where It has been bi,
amt iton 10 thousand chickens year and he is
crowding the Limit closely
In the progress Of workingmcns strikes there oc
casonay some sharp tongue encounters between the
strikers and Who continue al work. G. d. Feary-
who Is q manufacturer OF shoes Mt Albany relates
conversation that occurred during strike in that cit
A picket had acc0sted workingman entering the
factory 10 whom he said You ought not to want IL
work in this factory and take away the Job OF old
emI love like yself" - But mast work TO support
cd he IN "snil he
picket, will pay fare 10 Banktown and give
you letter OF recoInme ndatiUn that will give you job
mans reply. /" but have job here now. Why don't
you 90 and take the job yourself The argument was
suspended
A Nashville banker who is at the Filth Avenue
Hotel Ia Max SAKE. He Is a member OF the firm Of
SAKE Brothers, private bankers. They heavy
dealers and investors IN the securities OF the Tennessee
and Alabama coal, iron AMI railroad prooertie- in
which they have great faith NJ. SAKE IL d million
aire. tie n fancy for fine engrayings ard etchngs
which he been gratifying by heavy purchases ~
this city.
William r. Mcbride, the Washington correspondent
of The Cincinnati Enquirer" bas been spending
week at the Holman House. He is one OF the well
known newspaper men at the national capital and
favorite for his genaiity and good nature. lie Ia:
black eyes black curling HAIR and black Dustache on
a round and smiling lace. As an interviewer he
has few equals
Frederick W. Hollis the attorney. yesterday men
toned n fact concerning passports not generally
known. lie is arranging to 20 10 England next month
to attend t. some legal business and ~i then take
pleasure trip through Italy ,ireece. Turkey Monte
negro and Russia " No American 70 into Russia.
said he, sincerely an American passport 1t must
first be yised' by the Russian Consul General in thu
CITY or the Russian Minister atW ashng and spccla
permission secured from them Tor the visit. before
YOU will permitted to cros the Russian boundaries
1t il, believe, the only country Wheio buch precau
tiOns are observed
The smilng moon shaped face and sand,
side whiskers OF George William Ballou, thu
banker, may bs seen in the hotel corridor
uptown occasionally. Dir. Baou Is ono o
the men in Wall Street who think that tho cOnstan
OF railroad properties will eventually re-
suit III putting capital adriit III Otnu directions that
railroad speculation and Investment because all th
railroad properties in the country will be bound "
in the hands OF comparatively lew men.
Kansas City men who come to Ncw-York never iai
10 have something to say about the great growth o
that city, which is certainly remarkable. c. f. Mercer
who Is heavily engaged in the packing business. which
has become an exten i've interet In Kansas City, re
marked Ii ma, be an old story to you in New Y Orl
but IL s nevertheless the tact that nearly AL the goOc
things OF the country in the way OF production o.
cereals the developing oil mining propert ca OF o.
the creation of manufactures run across the continent
In a comDaratiTcly narrow belt III you strike par
allel on the map which has Chicago on tho northern
limit and Vi &c nns tho southern you will find thai
between these two lines is located the great bulk OF
property development and wealth and intelligence ahd
progress OF the country. Ii takes in NewYork, Penn
sy vania, Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri, Iowa. Kan
sas. Nebraska Colorado ana California. III II Is eA
tended TO take in the territory between tho 30fh and
44th pal alIels of latitude win comprise nineteenth
the wealth and population OF the country. kansa,
City the very centre and heart oil tins belt East anc
West. 1t is the great distributing point West OF Chr
oago The general idea that this section OF country
thoI GU ghly developed Is hardly correct. We hav,
few railroads proportion to population as compared
with other parts OF the country. We nave Crying
demand Tor avenues OF communication with the
outside world They are talking now OF an air line
St. Louis. 1t ~ be almost absolute necessity
Californians in New-York say that Senator Healsti
son Is making lively mark In Journalism Ia San Fran
cisco. lie was graduated al Harvard College and l.
about twenty years oil age. Within year he has